Dell Wireless 1450 USB Adapter

Dell Wireless 1450U (DW1450U)
Availability: EoL

Manuf (OEM/ODM): Gemtek

FCC approval date: 10 September 2004
(Est.) release date: 17 November 2004
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD): $49
Country of manuf.: Taiwan

Amazon image

ASINs
B015X6M75Q (, On Amazon, On CCC)
B000QSLE42 (, On Amazon, On CCC)

Interface: USB

USB 2.0
Connector: Female Mini-B
Form factor tags: corded (modular) adapter

ID: 413c:8104
Windows: USB\VID_413C&PID_8104

FCC ID: RGS9207U
IC ID: 3652-D1450U

WI1 chip1: Intersil ISL3887

WI1 chip2: Intersil ISL3692

Probable Linux driver
p54usb (in backports)
USB ID first seen in kernel v2.6.24 (2008-01-24)
(see also passys)

Windows driver
see Intersil/p54/usb/windows

Antenna connector: none

abg

OUI: 00:14:A5 (4 E, 25 W), 00:1A:73 (-, 12 W), 00:90:4B (13 E, 35 W)

For a list of all currently documented Intersil chipsets with specifications, see Intersil.

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Datasheet

Notes launch date as 11/17/04, retail list price as $49

The adapter has two different board types...

• CX9207U (using GW3887IK)
• CX9207UZ (using GW3887IKZ)

Some of these devices were sold with mounting brackets for OptiPlex desktops used at that time.

Wi-Fi Certified : WFA4065 (as of 11/07/2005)

Additional specifications, per Dell's datasheet

RF Output Power

• 11b: 18.7 dBm (typ.)
• 11g: 13.9 dBm (typ.)
• 11a: 13.9 dBm (typ.)

Power consumption

• TX Peak: 402 mA @ 5.0 VDC (~ 2 W)
• RX Peak: 433 mA @ 5.0 VDC (~ 2.15 W)
• Idle: < 200 mA @ 5.0 VDC (~ 1 W)
• Radio disabled: < 2.5 mA @ 5.0 VDC (negligible)

Images

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  CX9207UZ board (front, minus RF shields)

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  CX9207UZ board (bottom)

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  CX9207U board (front, minus RF shields)